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leid | lepid |

As a noun leid

is woe, harm, grief, sorrow, suffering, affliction.

As an adjective lepid is

(obsolete) pleasant; jocose.

leid

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l)

Etymology 1

From earlier leed, from (etyl) lede, reduced form of leden, . More at .

Alternative forms

* (l), (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Scotland'', ''chiefly poetic ) language
    • Usage notes
    * Commonly understood language, either literally or metaphorically: *: A daena speak the leid . ----

    lepid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) pleasant; jocose
    • The joyous and lepid consul. — Sydney Smith.
    (Webster 1913)